Campaigning for Liberation versus State Control of the Church
J Guinness Rogers argues that Parliament, not Convocation, holds reform authority over the National Church and that the Liberation Society seeks end to state supremacy while preserving a church free from state governance. He contends Anglican autonomy rests on statutory acts and questions the pre Reformation church’s property rights.
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The
Liberation Society
Tooth
Mackonochie
Stopford Brooke
Haweis
Westminster
Canon Farrar
Episcopal Church
Wesleyan Conference
Christ’s Church
Lord Beaconsfield
Christ
Canon Curteis
Christ Upon
Earth
Rome
Church of England
Robert Phillimore
Church of Spain
Gibson
Lords and Commons
Church of the Realm
J. Guinness Rogers
Debating Burials Bill Split in Clerical and Conservative Circles
The piece notes rumors of a Cabinet concession on burials opening churchyards, while authentic reports suggest the government will delay action. It cites the Manchester Diocesan Conference stance, Dorsetshire debates, and remarks by bishops and clergymen opposing new measures. Some Conservatives hint at liberal settlements supporting Nonconformists.
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Lord Salisbury
Osborne Morgan
Manchester
Fraser
Lord Harrowby
Dorsetshire
Salisbury
House of Lords
Cerne Abbas
Beaminster
Poole
J. L. Williams
House of Commons
M.P
Denbighshire
Tennant
Leeds
Sandford
Maldon
Freedom in the Church Convocation reform debated
The article reports on proposals to expand Convocation constituency within the Anglican Church. The Bishop of Gloucester urged primate authority to widen representation, while the Bishop of Carlisle spoke at Leeda about a deadlock and the lack of a viable remedy. Dr Goodwin opposed both clergy and laity elected Convocation and a lay consulting body.
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Gloucester
Carlisle
Leeda
Goodwin